Jordanhill College of Education; Glasgow Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers; National Committee for the Training of Teachers

Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow (now the Faculty of Education in the University of Strathclyde) had its origins in the transfer of the responsibility for education from church to secular bodies. Under the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict., c. 62) the control of schools in Scotland was passed from heritors and kirk sessions to local school boards, but churches continued to be responsible for teacher training colleges. By the early 20th century, however, this was an increasing financial burden for religious bodies and negotiations began to transfer the training colleges to secular control.

Four Provincial Committees were formed in January 1905 based on the notional provinces served by the four ancient universities: Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Aberdeen. In 1907, the committees assumed control of the church training colleges, with the exception of the Roman Catholic college of Notre Dame, in Glasgow. These Provincial Committees were reconstituted in 1920 under the control of a National Committee for the Training of Teachers, acting through a Central Executive Committee. Notre Dame College then came within its control.

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